The irony of Thoreau is the irony of most people as they try go into wild. He wandered about into the wild expecting a world better than the one he had left behind. As he traveled into places that had no trails and no paths. The assumption must of have been that there would be [...]
Archive for the ‘My Free Writing’ Category
Thoreau
Posted in My Free Writing on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My attempt at a Dialouge…
Posted in My Free Writing on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Writing can be one of the most obtrusive things when one leaves their own comfort zone. I guess the worst is when one talks with themselves and goes in circles in front mirror about pointless subjects such as life and so on. The conversation I had with myself the other day was a classical case [...]
Young and fearless
Posted in My Free Writing on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this when I was fifteen…several years on the writing might have changed but the feelings never did… Sometimes when you’re young, you think nothing can hurt you. It’s like being invincible. Your whole life is ahead of you, and you have big plans. Big plans. To find your perfect match. The one that [...]
Paper Cut for Breakfast at Dawn
Posted in My Free Writing, Pakistani Politics, Uncategorized on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I appeared on the Breakfast Show with Ayeshah Alam Khan to discuss the current events of the day. http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=674837802534&ref=mf
No poetry for me…
Posted in My Free Writing on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is nothing poetic about my writing, the structure is lacking and uncomposed. I except something to bleed onto to paper but the reality is that this difficult is the ultimate expression of human soul. To describe your feelings and thoughts through imagery and dreams is something that people who understand the pain of the [...]
Contemplation not Cynicism
Posted in My Free Writing on January 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Contemplation Not Cynicism Contemplation without focus can be one of the most useless things that one partakes in. However, in bringing about change, contemplation or free thought is core in finding solutions and change. As citizens it is important to take part in discussion as it does create new ideas. When thought stagnates, ideas disappear [...]
what if…there were no drones.
Posted in My Free Writing, Pakistani Politics, Uncategorized on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
…there were no drones Had drone attacks not occurred in Waziristan, the firebrand leader of the Pakistani Taliban Baitullah Meshud would never have been eliminated. Despite what the critics say, the drone attacks in the region have created a strategic advantage for the army who has made its main goal to get rid of the [...]
Remembering Mr. Jinnah
Posted in My Free Writing, Pakistani Politics on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Quaid or Mr. Jinnah is my hero. As his birthplace remains inaccessible, people around the country are celebrated our last pure leader Muhammed Ali Jinnah. People have tried to follow in his footsteps but have failed in many ways. He was known for several reasons, one was his lion-hearted personality and secondly the skill-set he [...]
The Actor’s Always Win.
Posted in My Free Writing, tagged actors, darkness, musharaf, pakistan, people, phonies, politics, poor, sadness, sharif, zardari on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes we wake up and we don’t realize how quickly the time passes. The joke of the clock is that it keeps ticking like a time bomb waiting and rotting away. Testing our every move and action, life is a black comedy that makes our stomachs hurt. Bent over by pain, we put our hands [...]
Eternal winter.
Posted in My Free Writing, tagged darkness, death, eternal winter, fiction, healthcare, hospital, jail, life, new, phonies, sadness on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
He stood in front of the mirror looking at himself much like he did on any other day. It was a usual routine not maintained by any precision but done almost daily. He would look at himself in the mirror and quickly glance over the aesthetics such as the slicked back hair or the precision [...]
